Safety logging-hook.



E. J. LARSONs SAFETY LOGGXNG HOOK.

APPLIGATION FILED MAM, 1912.

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specification of Letters atent.

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it. known that ERNEST el', Lesson, n citizen of the T'Jifii'te States, and o resident of Marshfield, in the county of Coos and State of Oregon, have inyentecl s new and improved Safety liogging-li'ook, of which the following is o fnli. clear, :ind exact description.

This invention relates to hoisting block und tackle, and has particule-.r reierenceto an improved hook adopted especially foi' use in connection with e. draft cable, such for insta-nee, as is used in logging camps or like places Whereheavy objects are being drawn by {list/intpower.

The invention specifically covers certain details of construction embodying elements of cbeepi'ies's7 izizimom strength and highest eiiiciency and safety during operation, all will be hereinafter 'fully described and claimed enti ill'ustratccl in the eccompenying drawings, in Which-- Figure 1 a perspective View showing' the device in operative position; Fig. 2 is' a.

side View of the hook comple e, dotted lines showing certain parte in abnormal position; Fig. 3 is en outside face View ci' the same; and 4 is s vertical central transverse section substantially on ltheline Lis-1i of F 3.

The device constituting the subject oi this invention comprises essentially three ports, the hook proper or body portion 1G, :t knuckle 1l, and tongue member The body portion 1G is shown of considerable Width with respect to its thickness and it provi *l end opposite the point of the bool.; t i noir ot spaced parallel curs 13 having ned holes or sockets 13I preferably provided with smooth, suifzices.

'i'lie knuckle il muy be'ot any suitable forno entl is fkiivotwl l'ictween siiifl lil on pair of sinds 1li jonrniilerl into the.

oforesziitl holes 131 anti foi-ined integral with the sides the knuckle, whereby the knuckle is znlapted to turn in :i plaine trans 'verse to the exis the studs 1.021 The knuckle is also provided with o central cyiintlricsl bore 11B.

The third member 12 ot' the device coni- 'prises s shank l5 jonrneled in the knuckle bore-11, seid shank having sshoulcler 16 on one side of the knuckle and is secured in the iniicli'le by any suitable ineens, es for instance, by ineens of e cylindrical enlergernent 1'? :formeel upon the opposite enel of the sha-nk constituting e tongue adopted to lie normally Within ond ciose the 'month of the hook and prevent occidental separe-y to be drawn, enel by swinging the tongue on the axes of the studs 14 outward from the month of the hook or beyond the point thereof7 as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. Q, the cable may be slipped into the bool; and upon allowing the tongue to sssume the normal position inclicated there is no ipossin bility for the cable to be ecoielenally de tache from the hook because the body' portion 10, being very broad, will prevent the device from rolling, and vhence the tongue Awill be prevented, by Contact of the eye 19 and cable ettachecl thereto with the log, from swingingoutword from normol'locking position so long' as draft is maintained upon the cable. These devices are, of course, subjected naturally to exceedingly rough usage and it is important not only that the foregoing operation shall be relied upon, but also that the device shall be as compact as possible so to avoid the obstructions that ere'continuztlly being met with in practice.

The several parte of this hoc-lt may be :natie of any materials 'onnol best siiitecl for the purpose, and the details oil'constrnction may be varied to n certain extent within the spirit of the invention hereinafter claimed.

is one convenient manner of manufactming this hook the body portion is forgedl of a single piece of metal and the ears 13 :ire punched to forni 'the smooth bearing holes 13, The knuckle likewise is preferably mafie of one niece of metal `with the trunnions 'formed integral therewith. H the ears 13 be bent away from each other during the formation of the body portionr` the knuckle may be put into place With one trunnion in its ear, and then the opposite car bent into place embracing the opposite `truifinion. The tongue member likewise is preferably mede of ,one piece' of metal, the enlargement 17 being formed thereon, leuving the shank of sulicient ,length to bc upset after passing through the bore 11, forming the shoulder '16 and being adapted to here the eye 19 punchetherethrough.

" enema@ The tongue ifnembeir and knuckle members tongue member @voted in and extending may be assembled ,either before or after the through the bore of seid knuckle et right 'knuckle-is mounted in the body member. angles to the axis of seid holes, and `pvot Having thus described' my invention, ineens, said tongue member having an f,- what I Claim as new end desire to secure by Letters Patent s:' nteg'al cylindrical extension at the other In e safety loggngh'ek, the combination end adapted. to lie normally Within and suh- .of a broad 4loody member constituting the stantelly close the month of the hook. lhook, proper, said bod member having a In testimony whereof l have signed my pair of spaced 'parelle eers having' alined name to this speccaton n the presence 25 holes, a knuckle between seid eers, means of two subsebng Witnesses.

' cooperatingwith seid holes and extending ERNEST JQEL LARSN.- ifrom thev opposite sides of said knuckle VVt-nesees:

whereby it is pvoted to swing in a pleno AUGUST FBLZEEN,

15/"r'eneve1se to the axis o eed holes, end e ARTHUR REYNOLDS.

attachment eye at one end and an enlarged 20 

